Detachable ironing board clothes support rack



Oct'. 28, 1958 s. FAL CETTI 2,357,593

DETACHABLE IRONING BOARD CLOTHES SUPPORT RACK Filed March 22, 1956 I 2 8 I V 2'1 4b FIG. 2.

FIG.9. I fizz/WW ATTORNEY United States Patent 7 2,857,693 DETACHABLE IR'oNiNc BOARD CLOTHES SUPPORTRACKK Steve 'Falcetti, Forest Hill, Queens. County, N. Y. Application Ma ner, 195 Serial No. 573,135

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ing board intermediatelitsjlerigth andfwhereinuhere'is provided collapsible leg'support under" theouter end of" the rack which is independent' of the} ironing, boar'clland removed therefrom and so'as, not tojjinterfer ejwith the movement of the clothes bein'gironedfandtheilpassing ,of.

the same into the rack.

It is another object of the inveritiontoprovide a detachable ironing, board clothes support rack, which provides for a horizontal support surface, lyingatthe' elevation of the top, of the ironingiboardas' well,as,a,basket-,

like portion lying under the'tapered end.ofthelboardlsoi that the clothes being ironed will be -guide'dover alarge area when needed for elongatedjwo'rk pieces ,an'clfyet permit the use of the basketlike portion freeoflhehorizontal support surface for other work. pieces, there being sufiicient space allowed between the. inner. edgeof the horizontal support surfaee and, thehedge'oflthe ironing board to allow. for thepassageof thepieces therebetween.

It is another object of the inyentionto provide an ironing board clothes support rack whichhas both horizontal and basket portions andlwherei'rrthe. frame piece.

on the inner edge of thehorizontal portion is bendable to conform to the tapered'side edge of the; ironing. board with which the rack is .to. be used.

Itisstill another object ,of the invention to provide in a detachable ironing board. clothes; support'rack having both horizontal and basket portions .inwhich the flexible.

cloth material forming these portions can be easily slid onto the wire framework or removed therefrom so that it can be cleaned and made ready again for further use upon the frame work. I g

It is a further object of the invention-to provide an ironing board clothes support rack-in'which the attaching ends of the wireframe workwhich are adapted-to be attached to either a wood or-metal ironingboard top merely by the use of different attaching clips that willbe fixed to the ironing board sides.

Other objects of the invention areto provide a detachable ironing board clothes-support rack which is ofsimple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, of pleasing appearance, light in weight, collapsible to consume little space when stored, compact, durable, efiicient and effective in use.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the detachable ironing board clothes support rack with illustration made as to the manner in which it is attached to the ironing board,

Fig. 2 is an end elevational ,viewioflthe-ii'onin'g boarjd clothes support rack with the supportingl'egextended to its down position,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the hinged band for the supporting leg jas viewed onQline 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view-takenthrlough' the rack frame andthe leg when extendedlandshowing the manner in which the. leg is secured by the clip. in, its down or supporting position, theview being taken on line Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view looking upon a'clip secured to the side of themetal ironingboard and serving as the attaching means for the extensionsof thefrack frame and illustrating themannen in which theclipf is made secure to the metal ironing board, this .view'. being} taken on line 55 of Fig. 1, i

Fig. 6 isa fragmentary longitudinal viewlooking upon the inner face of the clip attachedto the edge. of the metal ironing board andxas viewed on linef6 6 of' Fig.-1,

Fig. 7 is a fragmentarysectional viewof anattaching. hook such as usedwhen securingtherackto the;edge of a wood ironing board top,

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary longitudinal view looking upon the two, wire hooks attached to the woodironing board top, and the rack frame extension supported thereon,

Fig. 9 is a top planview removed, from .the ironing. board and looking upon the wir e. frame work -and the. flexible supporting-cloth extendedfthereover, a portion of the, clothbeing broken-away to -.show.the--band for re; taining the bendable inner frame ;-piece of,the horizontal, supporting portion, and:

Fig. 10 is. a, sectional view; taken; on line 10 10'.; of. Fig.9.

Referring-now to the figures, 15 represents generally the detachable ironing. board clothes support rack ;embodying the features of theprese'nt inventionand adapted for attachment to a collapsible ironing board,1 6 having either a metal or wood ironingboard top 17 {with parallel,

side edges 18 and 19 and a tapered end 17, under which:-

the clothes support rack 15 is adapted to: b6 Xllfld6d when attached to the sides 18 and 19 :of the ironingboard, top 17 intermediate its length and when its leg 20 .is-eX'-. tended to the down position to engage with thefloor and in the manner as shown, in Figs; 1 and 2.

This support rack 15 has a top framework 2i formedof a rod of metal which provides twoattaching' extensions 22 and 23 opposing one another and-adapted.to lie along the respective opposite sides 18. and19 of the ironing board. The extension 22 has an inwardly bent? end 24 adapted to underlie theedgeof the ironing-board;- top and an outwardly extending arm 25 that runs-into a side portion 26 that runs along underthe tapered end-17:

of the ironing board. This side. portion rod 26 -is de-. pended downwardly by the arm 25 and joins with an. outer;

end 27 lying below the ironing. board topand towhich there is connected a riser rod portion 28. A horizontal, rod portion 29' lies at the elevation of the top of the iron,-

ing board. Extending from the outer end of the rod portion 29 is a rod portion 36. that runs parallel to therod portion 26 and forms the elevated .rear edge of the frame work. The inner end of this rod-.portion- 3,0 has an inwardly extending arm fil to which. tha attaching.-

elevation as the rear runner rod portion 30. A flexible cover 35 is slidably fitted over the frame work 21. This cover 35 is made of flexible cloth material and has a double sleeve portion 36 adapted to surround the bendable rod 34 and the rear rod 30, so as, to provide a horizontal supporting surface at the level of the ironing board top. Depending from the inner edge of this sleeve portion 36 is a basket portion 37 having a hem 38 through which the rod portion 26 extends. This basket portion will underlie thetapered end 17 of the ironing board. The horizontal portion 36 will have its inner edge spaced from the side edge 19 of the ironing board to allow the work pieces to be easily passed from the top of the ironing board into the basket portion 37 lying thereunder.

In order that the intermediate edge of the horizontal portion 36 can be adapted to the edge of differently shaped ironing boards, a band 39 is drawn over the frame work along the rear rod portion 30 and the bendable rod 34 so that the bend of the rod portion 34 can be made at difierent positions intermediate of the ends thereof and the inner edge of the horizontal surface be made to conform to the edge of the particular ironing board to which the rack is to be connected. Once the band 39 has been made secure upon the rack the adjustment would not thereafter have to be again made for the particular ironing board with which the support rack is being used.

The cover is held in place upon the frame work 21 at the outer end thereof by tabs 40 and 41 on the sleeve portion 26 f the cover that have cooperating snap fastener elements and adapted to be extended over and around the elevated rod portion 29. When it is desired to remove the cover 35 the tabs are detached from one another and the cover is slid outwardly over the frame work extensions 22 and 23.

The leg has a horizontally-bent upper end 42 and a foot 43. The horizzontally-bent upper end 42 is hingedly connected to the horizontal portion 29 by hinge bands 44 and 45 so that the leg can be collapsed upon the frame work by simply hinging the same upwardly and under the rack in the manner illustrated in Figure 1. The support rack can be carried upon the ironing board without the leg being extended if the Work pieces to be ironed are not too heavy.

When the leg 20 is extended to the down position it will engage as best shown in Fig. 4 a clip 46 fixed to the riser rod portion 28.

In adapting the support rack to a metal ironing board top, clips 47 and 47 as best shown in Figs. 5 and 6 are rested against the side edges and a tab 48 thereof is bent inwardly as illustrated in Fig. 5 to fix the clip to the edge of the ironing board top. The clip has a depending supporting hook portion 49 lying on the outer edge of the ironing board top that receives the extension 22 or 23 while its bent end 24 or 32 extends inwardly under the edge of the ironing board. The frame work is sufliciently flexible to easily position the bent ends 24 and 32 of the extensions under the edges of the ironing board and the extensions rested in the clip depending hook portions 49.

If the ironing board top is made of wood 17a the rack can be secured thereto by means of two wire hooks 51 and 52 threaded into the edge of the Wood ironing board, on which the extensions 22 and 23 will be rested while their inwardly bent ends will engage with the undersurface of the ironing board top.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a detachable ironing board support rack that has both horizontal and basket supporting portions wherein the horizontal portion lies elevated along one side of the ironing board with its inner edge bendable and adjustable to conform to the edge shape of the ironing board.

It will also be apparent that the support rack is adapted to be supported on either a metal or wood ironing board top simply by use of appropriate clips or hooks that can be readily secured to the side edges of the ironing board top.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A detachable ironing board clothes support rack having a frame work with extensions adapted to be secured along the opposite side edges of the ironing board top and to be extended under and along the tapered end of the ironing board, a flexible cover extended over the frame work, said frame Work being lowered at the front to provide for a basket portion of the cover and adapted to underlie the end of the ironing board and elevated at the rear thereof to provide a horizontal portion lying at the level of the ironing board so as to be spaced from the rear side edge thereof, an intermediate frame member providing the inner edge of the horizontal supporting portion and bendable to conform to different edges of different ironing boards with which the support rack is used and means for retaining the bent member in its adjusted bent position, said frame work having a riser rod portion and an elevated horizontal rod portion at the front end of the frame work, a foldable supporting leg having a horizontally-bent upper end, means for hingably connecting the upper end to the horizontal portion and means for releasably retaining the leg when extended upon the riser rod portion, said leg being foldable between a vertical position and a horizontal position under the rack.

2. A detachable ironing board clothes support rack as defined in claim 1, and said flexible cover having a large sleeve slidably fitted over the elevated frame work portion whereby to provide a double thickness about the frame horizontal portion.

3. A detachable ironing board clothes support rack as defined in claim 2, and cooperating tabs on the end of the sleeve portionand fastening means for securing the tab portions together to hold the flexible cover against sliding toward the ironing board.

4. A detachable ironing board clothes support rack as defined in claim 1, and attaching clips adapted to be secured to the side edges'of the ironing board, said frame attaching extensions having inwardly-bent ends adapted to engage with the under edges of the ironing board while resting in the attachingclips.

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